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Herriman BlackRidge TRIATHLON!

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HERE WE GO! Glad the swimming is over. I DID IT! I tried my first triathlon and really liked it, all except for the swimming because I am not very good at it.  The wetsuit made me feel like I was a lot heavier, even though you are supposed to be more buoyant.  Anyhow, I survived and it was on to the biking for 14 miles.  The biking was actually better than I thought and not as hard.  After the bike, I didn't have to change shoes, so I just hoped off my bike and started the 3 mile run.  My legs felt like jello for the first half but then I got used to it.  I was actually able to pass some people while running, since I do that better than the other events.  I finished in just 1:45 and was happy with that being that I wasn't sure how everything worked and this was my first one.  My sister and her hubby were there watching the whole thing with my kids and my neighbor, Tammy came to watch, which was fun to have here there too.  I de...